“Mmmmmmm,” hummed the engine. Abruptly, the noisy world, with all the cars swiftly zooming by, went silent. The van continued rolling, propelled by the force of what had recently been a working engine. The silence remained unbroken until finally, my mom interrupted it.
“I think something's broken,” she said to my dad with a worried look on her face. “Nothing happens when I push the gas.”
“Pull over,” he told her calmly as the van rolled on. “I’ll take a look and see what we can do.” Deep inside, I had a bad feeling that there wasn’t anything we could do. Leaning my head on a pillow, I glanced over at the clock. “11:53” it seemed to holler at me. “It's the perfect time to break down,” I thought sarcastically, looking outside into the darkness, …show more content…
“But they said he wasn’t here,” Mom said in a baffled tone.
“Well, that was him. He was just leaving, and we talked a little,” continued Dad.
“Okay,” Mom replied. “Our room is 208. Second floor.” We unloaded what we needed and headed for the room. At 1:00 am I was happy to finally be in bed.
The next morning, I laid there until it was uncomfortable in bed. We had the whole day to explore. None of the shops were open because it was Sunday, so getting the van fixed would have to wait till the Monday. I had just enough time to run downstairs and get the hotel´s free breakfast, as it ended at 9.
Since we had no vehicle, or at least no working one, we were walking for most of the day. There was a Walmart down the street if we took a 20-minute walk between two fields of what looked like beans. We left our suitcases in the room and paid for another day, as we couldn’t leave until the van was fixed. I got to, and had to, spend the whole day with my family. There was a large park across the street from the hotel. There we found a stick and a ball, so we played baseball, with only hitting the ball, so more like whackball or …show more content…
Outside was impossibly hot, so we explored Walmart for most of the morning. At lunchtime, we went to taco bell, one of the few restaurants within walking range. After eating, we sat there talking and playing games for a few hours. Then, around 2:40, someone called.
“Hello? ” Mom answered. “Ok.” “Oh. Ok.” “Kay. Bye.” She put the phone down. “They have the part of the van fixed, but they found that it also needs another part. It’ll take a few days to arrive here because they have none in stock,” Mom said. After some talking, my dad finally said
“I think something's broken,” she said to my dad with a worried look on her face. “Nothing happens when I push the gas.”
“Pull over,” he told her calmly as the van rolled on. “I’ll take a look and see what we can do.” Deep inside, I had a bad feeling that there wasn’t anything we could do. Leaning my head on a pillow, I glanced over at the clock. “11:53” it seemed to holler at me. “It's the perfect time to break down,” I thought sarcastically, looking outside into the darkness, …show more content…
“But they said he wasn’t here,” Mom said in a baffled tone.
“Well, that was him. He was just leaving, and we talked a little,” continued Dad.
“Okay,” Mom replied. “Our room is 208. Second floor.” We unloaded what we needed and headed for the room. At 1:00 am I was happy to finally be in bed.
The next morning, I laid there until it was uncomfortable in bed. We had the whole day to explore. None of the shops were open because it was Sunday, so getting the van fixed would have to wait till the Monday. I had just enough time to run downstairs and get the hotel´s free breakfast, as it ended at 9.
Since we had no vehicle, or at least no working one, we were walking for most of the day. There was a Walmart down the street if we took a 20-minute walk between two fields of what looked like beans. We left our suitcases in the room and paid for another day, as we couldn’t leave until the van was fixed. I got to, and had to, spend the whole day with my family. There was a large park across the street from the hotel. There we found a stick and a ball, so we played baseball, with only hitting the ball, so more like whackball or …show more content…
Outside was impossibly hot, so we explored Walmart for most of the morning. At lunchtime, we went to taco bell, one of the few restaurants within walking range. After eating, we sat there talking and playing games for a few hours. Then, around 2:40, someone called.
“Hello? ” Mom answered. “Ok.” “Oh. Ok.” “Kay. Bye.” She put the phone down. “They have the part of the van fixed, but they found that it also needs another part. It’ll take a few days to arrive here because they have none in stock,” Mom said. After some talking, my dad finally said